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June 30, 1959

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Notable Births

Vincent D'Onofrio

1959Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor[†]

Vincent Philip D'Onofrio is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Daniel Goldhagen

1959Daniel Goldhagen, American political scientist, author, and academic[†]

Daniel Jonah Goldhagen is an American author, and former associate professor of government and social studies at Harvard University. Goldhagen reached attention and broad criticism as the author of two books about the Holocaust: Hitler's Willing Executioners (1996) and A Moral Reckoning (2002). He is also the author of Worse Than War (2009), which examines the phenomenon of genocide, and The Devil That Never Dies (2013), in which he traces a worldwide rise in virulent antisemitism.

Brendan Perry

1959Brendan Perry, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]

Brendan Michael Perry is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as half of the duo Dead Can Dance with Lisa Gerrard.

1959Sakis Tsiolis, Greek footballer and manager[†]

Sakis Tsiolis is a Greek professional football manager and former player.

Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma

1959Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma, Indian-English businesswoman and politician[†]

Sandip K. Verma, Baroness Verma known until 1977 as Sandip K. Rana, is a British Indian politician in the United Kingdom. An appointed member of the House of Lords, she is Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas, a role who chairs the UN Women's national committee. Verma was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, from 2015 to 2016.

Notable Deaths

José Vasconcelos

1959José Vasconcelos, Mexican philosopher and politician (born 1882)[†]

José Vasconcelos Calderón, called the "cultural caudillo" of the Mexican Revolution, was an important Mexican writer, philosopher, and politician. He is one of the most influential and controversial personalities in the development of modern Mexico. His philosophy of the "cosmic race" affected all aspects of Mexican sociocultural, political, and economic policies.

Historical Events

North American F-100 Super Sabre

1959A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.[†]

The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. The first of the Century Series of American jet fighters, it was the first United States Air Force (USAF) fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.

Historical Context for June 30, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]